107 teachers training insitutes granted extension

JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir government has granted extension to 107 Elementary Teachers Training institutes provided they follow stringent norms and ensure adequate staff, infrastructure and attendence of students.

Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, who holds the Education portfolio, approved renewel of no objection certificates granted to the institutes after assurances from those running them and reports of inspection committees, an official spokesman said on Sunday.

He said 126 institutes had applied for extension of NOCs, but an inquiry was conducted after allegations of flouting norms and not following standards for giving teachers training certificates surfaced.

The chief minister has warned that the NOCs would stand cancelled if they were found wanting in the future.

The remaining 9 institutes were found "deficient" in infrastructure and staff, the spokesman said adding they would be given NOCs only after they met the set criteria.